Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Misfire!

I've been putting off getting the Decepticon Targetmasters for a long time. Unlike their Autobot counterparts, the Decepticons are far more expensive. From what people tell me, it all has to do with the Nebulon. As far as the Nebulons go, the Autobot ones have a pin connecting their torsos to the legs and the Decepticons have pegs. The pegs on the Decepticon Nebulons tend to break the clips on the legs. Broken Nebulons means higher prices. Hence my hesitation.

After a ton of deliberation, I decided that it was time for me to pull the trigger on Mifire. Misfire has one of my favorite box art poses in the history of G1. Every time I see it, I'm instantly reminded of Nick Roche art for some reason.

Misfire's vehicle mode is some sort of Cybertonian jet. Spaceship maybe? Some sort of super-duper bumper car? Whatever it is, it's kind of magenta in color. Not a fan of magenta. Still, it looks cool.

Misfire is one of the most articulated late period G1 figures. He has movement in his shoulders, elbows, hips, and knees. The specimen that I got is in really great shape.

I don't know why, but every time I look at Misfire, I can't help but notice just how much he looks like Nick Roche had a hand in designing him. I don't know him, but I think that maybe Nick Roche is a time traveler. Or perhaps he felt that the design for Misfire was so great that it didn't need to be changed. I'm good either way.

I decided to transform Aimless because I like to live dangerously. There's a fix that can be done to the Decepticon Targetmasters where the protrusions on the body are shaved off using an X-acto knife, but I can't bring myself to do that. I'll need to at some point if I want to transform him more often.

Aimless is perhaps my second favorite of the Decepticon Nebulon Targetmasters. He looks bulky and mean. The light blue and gray work well together.

As nice as the figure was, the box that came with Misfire could use a little upgrading. There's a large stain on the lower corner, and I'm not sure if it's oil or wood stain. Still, it's a box. I've never been a fan of keeping or collecting G1 boxes, but it just seemed right to keep this one. I even bought a reproduction bubble and insert to display Misfire and Aimless. It looks great sitting on top of my Detolf shelves. Now I see why MIB and MISB collectors get out of collecting that way. Still, I'm a take-it-out-of-the-box kinda guy, so I don't think this will become a habit for me.